🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

悪意

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aku-i

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Malice/ˈmæl.ɪs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の悪意は明らかだった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The intention or desire to do evil or cause harm to others.

    "His malice was evident in the way he plotted against his rivals."
  2. 2

    A desire to inflict injury or harm on another.

    "The malice behind her words was unmistakable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin malitia, meaning 'badness, ill will, or malice', stemming from malus ('bad'). It entered the English language in the 13th century via Old French malis, retaining its legal and general connotation of intentional harm.

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